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majority lord in the senate, harry reid, against john boehner saying that boehner has a credibility problem for saying that the house doesn't have the vote for a clean cr. boehner responded by saying a cr at current funding levels, which is the level both the house and senate passed is not a concession and also saying the senate democrats need to stow their faux outrage and deal with the problem at hand. so that's just a regular ole monday there in washington, d.c. just monday. all right, guys, thanks so much. irin carmon, ryan grim, corey dade, great to have you on. you can find out more on our panel on msnbc.com. follow the link to my name. randi weingarten joins me next. don't go anywhere. this cute blob is metamucil. and this park is the inside of your body. see, the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels. and that gelling helps to lower some cholesterol. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. metamu♪il. (announcer) answer the call of the grill with new friskies grillers, full of meaty tenders and crunchy bites. ♪ "first day of my life" by bright eyes ♪ you're
majority lord in the senate, harry reid, against john boehner saying that boehner has a credibility problem for saying that the house doesn't have the vote for a clean cr. boehner responded by saying a cr at current funding levels, which is the level both the house and senate passed is not a concession and also saying the senate democrats need to stow their faux outrage and deal with the problem at hand. so that's just a regular ole monday there in washington, d.c. just monday. all right, guys,...
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boehner is bringing members to his office for some one-on-one arm twisting. he still may not have enough votes. house majority vote counter kevin mccarthy needed a hook. he got the bright idea to play a clip from "the town." >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later, i'm going to hurt some people. >> who's car are we going to take? >> that did the trick for one lawmaker. huffington post reporting allen west told his colleagues i'm ready to drive the car. meantime afleck told the huffington post, i don't know if this is a compliment or the ultimate repudiation. i think the company men is more preerm. >>> in george clooney is telling usa today the time is right for his new thriller "the ides of march." he stars and directs the film which also stars ryan gosling. it's about a young press person working for a presidential candidate during the iowa caucus. the knew bee gets a back room crash course. clooney said he thought about shooting the film in 2008 but the nation was too hopeful back then. new he says cynicism has
boehner is bringing members to his office for some one-on-one arm twisting. he still may not have enough votes. house majority vote counter kevin mccarthy needed a hook. he got the bright idea to play a clip from "the town." >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later, i'm going to hurt some people. >> who's car are we going to take? >> that did the trick for one lawmaker. huffington post reporting allen west told his...
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this a way boehner does not. he is facing a critical challenge from the right and greater general election challenge down the road as he gets through the primary. he is trying to make deals and making a fight against the secretary of state. mcconnell hauled in $2.3 million. in the same time period, 2.throw million. aside from connell being paralyzed, he signals he is ready to deal on the floor earlier this week. >> let me go over the remarks. we had a good day. i had a good day yesterday and another good day today. i think it's safe to say we faced substantial progress and we look forward to making more progress in the near future. >> nothing is done yet, but if the deal gets done, connell is starting on the right, but it's rare. we haven't seen many profiles on capitol hill lately and there is not great leadership going on, but the closest thing that qualifies, he is making a risky move and putting his own career on the line for something that has to get done. shouldn't go unnoticed. the people he loafs, the sen
this a way boehner does not. he is facing a critical challenge from the right and greater general election challenge down the road as he gets through the primary. he is trying to make deals and making a fight against the secretary of state. mcconnell hauled in $2.3 million. in the same time period, 2.throw million. aside from connell being paralyzed, he signals he is ready to deal on the floor earlier this week. >> let me go over the remarks. we had a good day. i had a good day yesterday...
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house speaker john boehner spoke about why this year will be different from the years in the past. >> i think maximizing it it's important to show people that we're not just the opposition party, we're actually the alternative party. >> part of that alternative path is a republican led effort for comprehensive immigration reform. speaker boehner laid out his plan yesterday which included a path for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the u.s. to gain legal status. not everybody is embracing that plan. in an interview senator ted cruz rejected that saying, quote, why on earth would the house dive into immigration right now. it makes no sense unless you're harry reid. republicans are poised for an historic election this fall. if the house passed an amnesty bill or any bill that is perceived as an amnesty bill that demoralized voters going into november. >>> with hillary clinton allegedly eyeing a run for the white house, former first lady laura bush said the first gentleman shouldn't be treated any differently than his predecessors? >> are we too obsessed with your hair, your make
house speaker john boehner spoke about why this year will be different from the years in the past. >> i think maximizing it it's important to show people that we're not just the opposition party, we're actually the alternative party. >> part of that alternative path is a republican led effort for comprehensive immigration reform. speaker boehner laid out his plan yesterday which included a path for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the u.s. to gain legal status. not...
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president obama has been working behind the scenes with house speaker john boehner, each trying to bring the outer edges of his party trying a little closer to the center to try to get some compromise. especially the kind that's being worked on by the so-called gang of six bipartisan senators, but the white house says that this is d-day, that a deal essentially has to be in place today in order for congress to get a vote by august 2nd. lynn? >> brian, thanks so much. and last night on "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, lawrence asked howard dean about the challenge house speaker john boehner is facing on this debt deal, considering the amount of friction that exists within his own party. >> he has to do something really unusual. i've seen it done before, but it's unusual, and that is he has to pass a bill with republican and democratic votes. he needs to be talking with pelosi right now about how they can get this together and pass something that's fairly moderate and just throw the tea party people over the side. some of them are so extreme they're not going to get re-elected anyw
president obama has been working behind the scenes with house speaker john boehner, each trying to bring the outer edges of his party trying a little closer to the center to try to get some compromise. especially the kind that's being worked on by the so-called gang of six bipartisan senators, but the white house says that this is d-day, that a deal essentially has to be in place today in order for congress to get a vote by august 2nd. lynn? >> brian, thanks so much. and last night on...
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if boehner had sent over his bill and if he does, basically save boehner's skin on this, fighting reid for at least 24 hours. and then sometime saturday, it will be clear to mcconnell that he's got enough republicans on his sided that are just tired of this. we already heard some of the frustration with the tea party boil over in john mccain's speech a couple nights ago. he's speaking not just for john mccain. there are a lot saying let's cut this deal and go home. so i think by sunday we will see this plan come together. now, the question as i go back is who will have more leverage. i think already reid and the democrats will have more leverage simply because it's clear whatever boehner does to try to get it through this side of the house, and he may not, he may end up just pulling the plug on it, it's going to be so hard to get through the senate that reid will find republicans to help him. and i think it starts criticalizing on sunday. my guess something is on the president's desk by monday after a lot of house democrats and only about 100 house republicans get this thing over the l
if boehner had sent over his bill and if he does, basically save boehner's skin on this, fighting reid for at least 24 hours. and then sometime saturday, it will be clear to mcconnell that he's got enough republicans on his sided that are just tired of this. we already heard some of the frustration with the tea party boil over in john mccain's speech a couple nights ago. he's speaking not just for john mccain. there are a lot saying let's cut this deal and go home. so i think by sunday we will...
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and so john boehner tried to undo it. yesterday he put up another amendment that would restore confederate flags to national parks. nice. that went over about as well as you might expect. >> i'm perplexed, what exactly is the tradition of the confederate battle flag that we're supporting? is it slavery? rape? kidnap? treason? genocide? or all of the above? >> confederacy had three flags, this was never one of them. this flag is the flag, confederate balancing flag of the army of northern virginia. robert e. lee's army. and when robert e. lee surrendered at appomattox, he asked all of his followers to furl this flag, store it away, he said, put it in your attics. he refused to be buried in his confederate uniform. his family refused to allow anyone dressed in the confederate uniform to attend his funeral. why? because robert e. lee said he considered this emblem to be a symbol of treason. yet puts up an amendment we're going to vote on this afternoon that asks us to allow this flag to be sold and displayed in our national
and so john boehner tried to undo it. yesterday he put up another amendment that would restore confederate flags to national parks. nice. that went over about as well as you might expect. >> i'm perplexed, what exactly is the tradition of the confederate battle flag that we're supporting? is it slavery? rape? kidnap? treason? genocide? or all of the above? >> confederacy had three flags, this was never one of them. this flag is the flag, confederate balancing flag of the army of...
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>> look, we have had some of these moments in the pass with john boehner c john boehner walking off the floor with his head down. i was there for the tarp belt could have crashed the go global economy and it didn't make a lot of difference. i think in general, it's not a huge overwhelming feeling that you don't want to pants your speaker on the verge off this. >> you don't want to pants your speaker any time. and yet there's rumor that the conservative faction may attach rider that's are non-starters with democrats and republicans are relying on democrats to get this over the finish line. >> i'm not entirely convinced that john boehner is out of control here. i think he knows these shoguns put on the same script, you put on a plan, you pass the plan, i think they basically resigned themselves to that being the case, maybe will be different when he has a larger majority and don't need to rely on 30 or 40 conservatives to get in goli. maybe tomorrow they will unveil this cromnibus and eventually will be passed by the senate. >> that's everybody's expectation. there's also the idea maybe c
>> look, we have had some of these moments in the pass with john boehner c john boehner walking off the floor with his head down. i was there for the tarp belt could have crashed the go global economy and it didn't make a lot of difference. i think in general, it's not a huge overwhelming feeling that you don't want to pants your speaker on the verge off this. >> you don't want to pants your speaker any time. and yet there's rumor that the conservative faction may attach rider...
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boehner has to go for it. weap we don't want nothing on august 2nd. >> when it it comes to leadership, do you think the president has bowed too much to his own party, or there are those that suggest he's overly accommodating to the gop? how do you read it? >> alex, i'll tell you something. anytime you have a president with a d after his name who is making concessions on things like social security and medicare and medicaid, you know, that is going to the heart of your base. this is a very courageous move on his part, and you know, i think that what frustrates him is he does not believe there is similar give on the other side. i think this is the problem boehner has. he's got a -- he's got a gang of folks on his side in the house who will not compromise on anything. he's having real trouble keeping these folks inside the tent. a lot of them go on your shows and say that the president is a liar and that they're not going to go for any tax increases. this is bad stuff. i'm not even insure hsure harry could get us
boehner has to go for it. weap we don't want nothing on august 2nd. >> when it it comes to leadership, do you think the president has bowed too much to his own party, or there are those that suggest he's overly accommodating to the gop? how do you read it? >> alex, i'll tell you something. anytime you have a president with a d after his name who is making concessions on things like social security and medicare and medicaid, you know, that is going to the heart of your base. this is...
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gabriel, we play that clip of john boehner. it's amazing he's reading from the script, we must repeal -- that's the only thing they have been saying. you'd think he would have it memorized now. i'm in danger getting a case of whiplash going from this thing is going to screw up 2014 to maybe this thing won't be so bad. i'm not harry reid, that's his position. i just think when the smoke clears in a couple months, the republicans are left hiding behind what used to be a giant mountain and is now perhaps a mo hill with no policy to propose. >> the baseline here is most of these republicans in the house know they are going to get reelected in 2014. the historical average is somewhere around 90% of incumbents get elected. there's no real pressure on them to change that strategy. they are going to stick with it as far as they can. this probably helps them get re-elected in some of these districts. i don't see that dynamic that's coming in. a month ago or so we were talking about how the republican party was in tatters after the shutd
gabriel, we play that clip of john boehner. it's amazing he's reading from the script, we must repeal -- that's the only thing they have been saying. you'd think he would have it memorized now. i'm in danger getting a case of whiplash going from this thing is going to screw up 2014 to maybe this thing won't be so bad. i'm not harry reid, that's his position. i just think when the smoke clears in a couple months, the republicans are left hiding behind what used to be a giant mountain and is now...
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john boehner still has one to bestow. the man who currently holds the house ethics committee chair is bonner. he said he doesn't want the job this time. but again, how is it going to be a woman? there are no republican women on that committee. so who knows. there have been no republican women on that committee in years. this one might even be more awkward than the last one that john boehner had to go through gyrations to fix. good luck on that, mr. speaker. honestly, the problem that republicans have in trying to appear diverse in their leadership is that they just don't have a deep pool of republican-elected women to choose from. there aren't that many. here's what just happened to make that worse. republicans already had like no women in congress. before this last election out of 241 members of congress, only 24 republicans were women. 24 republicans heading into the last election. after this election, they went down. they went from 24 down to 20. a net loss of four. today that net loss of four became a net loss of five
john boehner still has one to bestow. the man who currently holds the house ethics committee chair is bonner. he said he doesn't want the job this time. but again, how is it going to be a woman? there are no republican women on that committee. so who knows. there have been no republican women on that committee in years. this one might even be more awkward than the last one that john boehner had to go through gyrations to fix. good luck on that, mr. speaker. honestly, the problem that...
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and here's house speaker boehner office responded. senator reid should talk less and legislate more. legislate more? what legislation has speaker boehner been working on while on vacation? while we're about to go over the cliff, the gop has been pointing fingers at the president. one gop aide says talks have failed because "the president made a strategic miscalculation and overreached. he picked a fight." picked a fight? sorry, that's not going to fly. the president has come to the table with numerous proposals. he isn't picking a fight. he's fighting for the american people. we all want a deal. but we will not give up our core principles. the president ran on families and has the american people on his side. that's why speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell are cracking up with the clock ticking. joining me now is form er pennsylvania governor ed rendell. jerry bernstein, senior fellow at the center and jonathan, opinion writer for "the washington post" and an msnbc kriblt tor. contributor. thank you all for coming on the show. governor
and here's house speaker boehner office responded. senator reid should talk less and legislate more. legislate more? what legislation has speaker boehner been working on while on vacation? while we're about to go over the cliff, the gop has been pointing fingers at the president. one gop aide says talks have failed because "the president made a strategic miscalculation and overreached. he picked a fight." picked a fight? sorry, that's not going to fly. the president has come to the...
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. >>> speaker john boehner fails to rally republicans. congress goes on vacation and the fiscal cliff looms even larger. plus the nra plans a press conference exactly one week after the newtown massacre. >>> good morning. i'm maraschiacampo. >>> the dangerous snow and ice has claimed over half a dozen lives. the imarges from a 25-vehicle pile-up in des moines, iowa. the storm is dumping as much as a foot of snow in its path and driving rain and wind gusts in the 50-mile-per-hour range in others. air travelers across the country are facing major cancellations from san diego to new york with the worst cancellations coming out of chicago. our nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking the storm for us. what's the latest? >> today was a good day to take off from work if you possibly could. in a lot of areas from the great lakes to the west coast, the wind is howling. the wind is the biggest threat out there. it's going to be this morning in mostly the big cities along i-95. right now winds 39 in philadelphia. 36 in scranton. you have to get in
. >>> speaker john boehner fails to rally republicans. congress goes on vacation and the fiscal cliff looms even larger. plus the nra plans a press conference exactly one week after the newtown massacre. >>> good morning. i'm maraschiacampo. >>> the dangerous snow and ice has claimed over half a dozen lives. the imarges from a 25-vehicle pile-up in des moines, iowa. the storm is dumping as much as a foot of snow in its path and driving rain and wind gusts in the...
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house speaker john boehner invited israeli prime minister without clearing that with congress. >> i don't believe that i'm poking anyone in the eye. >> reporter: they're trying to fast-track sanctions against iran. we talked about a lot of issues here. what about immigration, there are still lawmakers on capitol hill talking about it. betty, the chance of a comprehensive reform happening in this congress, it doesn't seem like it's going to make the light of day. thank you, tracy. >>> let's get down to business. good morning to you. >> betty, good morning to you. i did not get the yellow memo. >> that's all right. >>> american express is cutting 6% of its work force as it continues to rein in cost. offset by hiring in other parts of the company and ebay is cutting jobs as well it's cutting 2400 jobs as it gets set to spin off its paypal business. >>> google is getting set to sell mobile phone plans directly to customers. the service is expected to be launched later this year. >>> microsoft goes virtual. a visor that can project 3-d images. explore the surface of mars. it will be available
house speaker john boehner invited israeli prime minister without clearing that with congress. >> i don't believe that i'm poking anyone in the eye. >> reporter: they're trying to fast-track sanctions against iran. we talked about a lot of issues here. what about immigration, there are still lawmakers on capitol hill talking about it. betty, the chance of a comprehensive reform happening in this congress, it doesn't seem like it's going to make the light of day. thank you, tracy....
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i think with house speaker boehner, two thing. one is that he has to grapple with the divide in his own party, as to how he has to navigate and pick up on perry's point about him needing to lead differently, in order for the leadership to be effective his grand bargains did not wash. i had a idea of him taking a long, long drink of henne after that vote. >> you and i both know he is not a henne man. >> robert costa we will leave it there, we appreciate all of your time, come back. >> thank you. >> be sure to join us tomorrow at 3:00 eastern time, right here for all the latest political headlines and be sure to catch "meet the press" tomorrow morning as my colleague, david gregory interviews senator minority leader mitch mcconnell and you can catch the reair right here on msnbc at 2:00, keep it here for the latest updates through the evening and have a fantastic saturday afternoon. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared
i think with house speaker boehner, two thing. one is that he has to grapple with the divide in his own party, as to how he has to navigate and pick up on perry's point about him needing to lead differently, in order for the leadership to be effective his grand bargains did not wash. i had a idea of him taking a long, long drink of henne after that vote. >> you and i both know he is not a henne man. >> robert costa we will leave it there, we appreciate all of your time, come back....
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yesterday speaker john boehner played coy when asked if there was a consensus within the gop conference. >> a lot of questions about the debt limit. no decisions have been made. listen, the goal here is to increase the debt ceiling. nobody wants to default on our debt, but while we're doing this we ought to do something about either jobs and the economy, about the drivers of our debt, and so we're talking to our members and we have a decision, we'll let you know. >> however, speaker boehner had a different tone in their closed tore meeting. he reportedly said, quote, there's no sense picking a fight we can't win. >>> other republicans echoed that sentiment throughout the day. congressman earle labrador said we should bring up a clean debt ceiling and let the democrats pass it and move on. it's theater. it's going to end up being clean anyway. i don't see anything i couldn't support as a tradeoff. >>> sources are telling nbc news that four people have been arrested in a drug ring. now they're investigating whether they were connected to the drugs that actor phillfilpi seymour hoffman too
yesterday speaker john boehner played coy when asked if there was a consensus within the gop conference. >> a lot of questions about the debt limit. no decisions have been made. listen, the goal here is to increase the debt ceiling. nobody wants to default on our debt, but while we're doing this we ought to do something about either jobs and the economy, about the drivers of our debt, and so we're talking to our members and we have a decision, we'll let you know. >> however, speaker...
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today's speaker boehner played coy with reporters after meeting behind closed doors with his caucus. >> i'm waiting for the senate to act. the house has done its job to fund the department of homeland security and to stop the president's overreach on immigration and we're waiting for the senate to do their job. >> i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. and until i soo what they -- and until i see what they will pass no decision has been made on the house. >> and it is politics like that that have jeh johnson fuming. and he had two heads that stood with him that called for an end to the bipartisan bickering. and he also spoke exclusively with our own luke russert. >> we are days away with our department running out of gas and to have a conversation about a potential shutdown of homeland security is incredible and absurd. >> let's bring in now friend of the show, john stanton from buzzfeed, and john this is the first test for the gop congress and here we are once again at the 11th hour getting way too close for a shutdown it. makes you wonder if we are getting -- and fundi
today's speaker boehner played coy with reporters after meeting behind closed doors with his caucus. >> i'm waiting for the senate to act. the house has done its job to fund the department of homeland security and to stop the president's overreach on immigration and we're waiting for the senate to do their job. >> i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. and until i soo what they -- and until i see what they will pass no decision has been made on the house. >> and...
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. >> house speaker john boehner responded with a statement reading "republicans have twice voted replace these arbitrary cuts with common-sense cuts and reforms that protect our national defense. we believe there is a better way to reduce the deficit but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes." >>> efforts by the white house to head off spending cuts come as a new government report predicts the budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time during obama's presidency. the congressional budget office which assumes that the cuts will go into effect march 1st says the government will run a deficit of $845 billion this year. that's compared to $1.1 trillion short fall. the outlook predicts the improvements will not last. it warns that an aging population will drive up retirement spending and rising interest rates will put the debt at unsustainable level it's current laws remain in place, debt by 2023 will equal 77% of gross domestic product. that is roughly double the 39% average seen over the past 40 years. >>> coming off the republicans' br
. >> house speaker john boehner responded with a statement reading "republicans have twice voted replace these arbitrary cuts with common-sense cuts and reforms that protect our national defense. we believe there is a better way to reduce the deficit but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes." >>> efforts by the white house to head off spending cuts come as a new government report predicts the budget deficit will drop below $1...
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yesterday boehner was unable to coral enough support to bring his debt ceiling bill to a vote. tracie potts has the latest details from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: americans are getting nefrk us. the white house is concerned. lawmakers are frustrated, some of them furious with the tea party. one lawmaker called it pretty scary. >> what's going on in the house is crazy. it is an outrage. >> the republicans are holding hostage the credit of the united states of america. >> do you have the votes? >> reporter: he didn't. it may come up again today, but speaker john boehner had to postpone a vote on his $1 trillion deficit plan because he couldn't get enough votes from his own party. >> the last thing we need to do is be playing around with august the 2nd. >>> tea party conservatives blocked it. >> this is the only proposal on the table that accomplishes the goals we set out to do. >> i can't vote for a bill that only cuts $1 trillion. >> reporter: boehner will try again this morning. he is not giving up. >> we need to try to find a way to pay the nation's bills a
yesterday boehner was unable to coral enough support to bring his debt ceiling bill to a vote. tracie potts has the latest details from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: americans are getting nefrk us. the white house is concerned. lawmakers are frustrated, some of them furious with the tea party. one lawmaker called it pretty scary. >> what's going on in the house is crazy. it is an outrage. >> the republicans are holding hostage the credit of the united states...
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in a pretty embarrassing setback last night, house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on his so-called plan b proposal that would have raised taxes on those making over $1 million. the republican-led house abruptly went on recess after boehner realized he just didn't have enough votes for the measure to pass. house majority leader eric cantor who assured earlier in the day that plan b would pass didn't have a whole thrott say last night. >> no vote tonight? >> no. >> will there be a vote tomorrow? >> nope. >> are you ditching plan b? will there be a vote today? >> no. >> a lot of nopes and then no answer when they asked if he was ditching plan b. republican congressman steve latourette was in the room when they called off the vote. >> led us in both the pledge and the prayer. he gave the serenity prayer. and then went to the microphone and said there's going to be a short conference. we don't have the votes. as a result, we're not going to proceed. as a result, we're not going to be here and we're not going to be here until after christmas and maybe we don't come back at all this year.
in a pretty embarrassing setback last night, house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on his so-called plan b proposal that would have raised taxes on those making over $1 million. the republican-led house abruptly went on recess after boehner realized he just didn't have enough votes for the measure to pass. house majority leader eric cantor who assured earlier in the day that plan b would pass didn't have a whole thrott say last night. >> no vote tonight? >> no. >> will...
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netanyahu was using boehner to help his own electoral situation two weeks away, and boehner is using netanyahu to make obama look bad, except now what happened is they look pretty awful themselves, and that's what you see from john boehner and benjamin netanyahu right now. and they can't be well regarded in their own countries. that's the most fascinating part for me. >> i have to disagree lawrence whatever missteps netanyahu is making, this isn't one of them. israeli politics is very clear. netanyahu can only gain by putting a finger in the eye of the obama administration. so the israeli politics are very clear. he's playing to that and that's his problem. as an israeli leader he's supremely tactical he's thinking about his short term politics and he doesn't mind that in fact he's corroding this bipartisan support that's been in existence for decades in washington for the state of israel. >> i would slightly disagree. i do think -- it may be the hard liners in netanyahu's base would like a finger in the eye of obama. i think most israelis are a little more mature politically. i thin
netanyahu was using boehner to help his own electoral situation two weeks away, and boehner is using netanyahu to make obama look bad, except now what happened is they look pretty awful themselves, and that's what you see from john boehner and benjamin netanyahu right now. and they can't be well regarded in their own countries. that's the most fascinating part for me. >> i have to disagree lawrence whatever missteps netanyahu is making, this isn't one of them. israeli politics is very...
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last week reid tocommented on boehner, and yesterday boehner told reid to go blank yourself. he even repeated the comment and bragged about it later. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton remains hospitalized this morning for a blood clot behind her right ear. her doctors say she'll make a full recovery, there's no neurological damage. this type of blood clot is rare and can be very dangerous. robert bazell with more including important warning signs you need to know. >> reporter: the type of blood clot that struck mrs. clientntos potentially dangerous. it formed in a vein on the surface of the brain. the vein carries blood to the heart and lungs. the big danger is that the clot could grow larger, causing blood to back up into the brain causing a stroke. doctors prevent that with blood thinners that slowly dissolve the clock. once the clot was discovered, mrs. clinton would have gotten an iv drip with a blood thinner replaced a few days later with a pill form. the entire time doctors would be watching her closely, usually in the icu. >> you're answering the patient to make s
last week reid tocommented on boehner, and yesterday boehner told reid to go blank yourself. he even repeated the comment and bragged about it later. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton remains hospitalized this morning for a blood clot behind her right ear. her doctors say she'll make a full recovery, there's no neurological damage. this type of blood clot is rare and can be very dangerous. robert bazell with more including important warning signs you need to know. >>...
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from john boehner last night, huh? don't see that very often. >>> last night, by the way, on "the colbert report," the epic emmy battle between stephen colbert and jimmy fallon raging on as the comics are both nominated for an emmy in the same category. here's what you missed. >> i'm sorry. my throat is just a little scratchy. can i get some tea or something like that, please? >> you got it, buddy. >> jimmy fallon! what are you doing here? >> i got your favorite. jasmine pomegranate zinger! >> being best friends for six months is the best six months i've ever been friends! >> it's so great. even the fact that we're nominated in the same category in the emmys this weekend can't come between us. i hope you get it. >> yeah! >> i just wish there was some way we could share all of our private fun memories with the audience. >> i know. we can use my pensieve. get ready. let's go! oh, jimmy! jimmy! remember riding that bicycle built for two! >> do you remember that time that we rode the ferris wheel? >> yeah! oh, oh, jimmy, r
from john boehner last night, huh? don't see that very often. >>> last night, by the way, on "the colbert report," the epic emmy battle between stephen colbert and jimmy fallon raging on as the comics are both nominated for an emmy in the same category. here's what you missed. >> i'm sorry. my throat is just a little scratchy. can i get some tea or something like that, please? >> you got it, buddy. >> jimmy fallon! what are you doing here? >> i got...
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as late as possible because then it puts a ton of pressure on boehner. say it goes over on sunday night or monday to make it either a clean vote -- they change so much as a comma on what the senate passes, the way the parliamentary procedure works is it will take time and you'll inevitably have a government shutdown. when we have this whole song and dance play out, where the real interesting story is going to be is once again for the fourth time since republicans took power, fifth time, john boehner will be faced with this extraordinary decision of does he put something on the house floor that's going to pass in order to avert a financial acast if i? we don't know the answer to that right now. it will be a fascinating conversation come monday. >> luke, isn't it true that whatever he puts out will need democratic votes? we don't know what it's going to be, but it's going to be something like the senate bill if not exactly the senate bill, and there's no way that he can get his republicans it all behind that. so he will have to turn to the democrats for so
as late as possible because then it puts a ton of pressure on boehner. say it goes over on sunday night or monday to make it either a clean vote -- they change so much as a comma on what the senate passes, the way the parliamentary procedure works is it will take time and you'll inevitably have a government shutdown. when we have this whole song and dance play out, where the real interesting story is going to be is once again for the fourth time since republicans took power, fifth time, john...
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house speaker john boehner yesterday remained steadfast in his position on raising taxes. >> i remain optimistic we're going to be able to find common ground avoid this fiscal cliff and find a way to work together. >> by when? january 1st? >> i would hope so. >> the president is talking about specific increases. he campaigned on specific increases and tax rates from 35% to 39% for those making more than $250,000. so is that on the table right now? >> raising taxes on small business people is the wrong prescription given where our economy is. >> is it on the table to talk about? >> i made clear -- >> to have the wealthier americans pitch in. >> -- that raising tax rates is unacceptable. frankly, it couldn't pass the house. >> you will talk about it even if it's the wrong approach. >> of course we'll talk about it. we'll talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable, responsible here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> speaker boehner sounded ready to pull b
house speaker john boehner yesterday remained steadfast in his position on raising taxes. >> i remain optimistic we're going to be able to find common ground avoid this fiscal cliff and find a way to work together. >> by when? january 1st? >> i would hope so. >> the president is talking about specific increases. he campaigned on specific increases and tax rates from 35% to 39% for those making more than $250,000. so is that on the table right now? >> raising taxes...
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could speaker boehner be afraid he actually has the votes to end it? it's monday october 7th and this is "now." >>> the country is now seven days into a government shutdown but house speaker john boehner is still refusing to allow a vote on any bill that would reopen the government's doors without delaying, defunding or dismantling in some fashion the nation's health care law. speaking to george stephanopoulos, boehner had this to say. >> there are not the votes in the house to pass a clean cr. the american people expect in washington when we have a crisis like this that the leaders will sit down and have a conversation. i told my members the other day, there may be a back room somewhere, but there's nobody in it. >> a back room with nobody in it or a back room with the majority of the house of representatives in it. according to nbc's own count, there are currently as many as 22 republicans who would support a clean bill of funding along with 200 democrats in support of the measure speaker boehner would have just enough votes to reopen the u.s. govern
could speaker boehner be afraid he actually has the votes to end it? it's monday october 7th and this is "now." >>> the country is now seven days into a government shutdown but house speaker john boehner is still refusing to allow a vote on any bill that would reopen the government's doors without delaying, defunding or dismantling in some fashion the nation's health care law. speaking to george stephanopoulos, boehner had this to say. >> there are not the votes in the...
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boehner's emboldened by that support. but also you know i think they've been swashbuckling insofar as keeping the raucous members or purging them from committee chairs. >> there's definitely been a new message which is that john boehner's the boss and we're not going to deal with insubordination. if you look at that offer, people are saying it's boehner's offer. it's signed by eric cantor. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within the republican conference could have, is now aligned with wehner completely. strengths his hand. he's the sole negotiate, whatever he gets from president obama will be the rule of law. and i think what's really emboldened boehner, ironically, mitt romney's loss. it's this idea that john boehner's survived, he's the one who came through. we were able to keep the house. he does get a lot of credit for that among house republican circles, they were able to keep the house. people think -- >> he raised something like 100 million dollars. >> he's the kingmak
boehner's emboldened by that support. but also you know i think they've been swashbuckling insofar as keeping the raucous members or purging them from committee chairs. >> there's definitely been a new message which is that john boehner's the boss and we're not going to deal with insubordination. if you look at that offer, people are saying it's boehner's offer. it's signed by eric cantor. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within...
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speaker boehner angry the deal had fallen apart. even asked by reporters if he trusted the president? he said he did. i asked him if the relationship was beyond repair? he said no. they've been talking over the week. it took a gigantic step back. it is central around this tax issue. within the republican conference of aides there have spoken to me and said the media has not done a good job portraying how big the taxes are to them. a lot of the member haves a religious fervor that any type of tax increase is not acceptable. boehner going from $800 billion in revenue could beç explainedo go up to $1.2 trillion which is white house suggested that wasn't a number is still open to debate was something is that boehner saw it as one aide told me impossible, a dis, they couldn't move it at all. >> one of if big issues is what are the markets saying and how are they reacting? it's been muted so far. i've talked to people, finance people who basically say that wall street is looking at this and saying both sides are talking about cutting sp
speaker boehner angry the deal had fallen apart. even asked by reporters if he trusted the president? he said he did. i asked him if the relationship was beyond repair? he said no. they've been talking over the week. it took a gigantic step back. it is central around this tax issue. within the republican conference of aides there have spoken to me and said the media has not done a good job portraying how big the taxes are to them. a lot of the member haves a religious fervor that any type of...
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>> that is the best boehner ever. call it the new john boehner, taking on the tea party idealogues, he's now signaling potential support for immigration reform. last month he hired rebecca talent, a long-time adviser to john mccain who worked with democrats in 2003 and 2007. house republicans could fast track legalization for agricultural labors, increase the number of visas and provide an opportunity for young immigrants to become american citizens. don't expect to see a path to citizenship on the house floor any time soon. his ability to get the bill through will be his willingness to buck the conservative tea party caucus and convince the democrats. boehner basically said smaller is better. >> the american people are skeptical of big, comprehensive bills. and they should be. we have to address the complicated issues one step at a time. >> or as one republican aid described the delicate dance, they won't try to push through something that conservatives can't work with. we have former arizona congressman jim colby. t
>> that is the best boehner ever. call it the new john boehner, taking on the tea party idealogues, he's now signaling potential support for immigration reform. last month he hired rebecca talent, a long-time adviser to john mccain who worked with democrats in 2003 and 2007. house republicans could fast track legalization for agricultural labors, increase the number of visas and provide an opportunity for young immigrants to become american citizens. don't expect to see a path to...
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youjohn boehner in the briefing room has a chart. in boehner's words as we've been given excerpts by his staff is spending. the problem is entitlements. that is what's driving the debt. you see that large red portion of that chart that boehner is about to use. you know, the question is, will he have the votes to pass whatever it is he puts on the floor, thomas? and there's an ironclad rule in the house of representatives. and that is, a speaker does not put something on the floor that is not going to pass with the majority of his congress, in this case, republicans, and anything with tax hikes on it as the president is insisting on, whether that gets on the floor or republicans, that's highly questionable. >> is foster friess giving you a little ankle there? >> foster friess, that's a name from the past. >> kristen, let's talk about what the president is able to acquiesce about spending cuts? this about compromise or total victory? >> i think to some extent it's about compromise. but there is no doubt that president obama believes he
youjohn boehner in the briefing room has a chart. in boehner's words as we've been given excerpts by his staff is spending. the problem is entitlements. that is what's driving the debt. you see that large red portion of that chart that boehner is about to use. you know, the question is, will he have the votes to pass whatever it is he puts on the floor, thomas? and there's an ironclad rule in the house of representatives. and that is, a speaker does not put something on the floor that is not...
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. >>> president obama says if mitt romney is willing to talk about his time at boehner capital, it is fair game for democrats to talk about it too. speaking at a news conference during the nato summit in chicago on monday, the president argued that his opponent's record as a corporate ceo is open to debate. president obama saying a successful career in private equity does not make one fit to run the country's economy. >> my view of private equity is that it is set up to maximize profits and that's not always going to be good for chupts or businesses or workers. and the reason this is relevant to the campaign is because my opponent, governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he should be president is his business experience. when you're president as opposed to the head of a private equity firm then your job is not simply to maximize profits, your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot. if your main argument for how to grow the economy is, i knew how to make a lot of money for investor investors, then you're missing what this job is about. >> the
. >>> president obama says if mitt romney is willing to talk about his time at boehner capital, it is fair game for democrats to talk about it too. speaking at a news conference during the nato summit in chicago on monday, the president argued that his opponent's record as a corporate ceo is open to debate. president obama saying a successful career in private equity does not make one fit to run the country's economy. >> my view of private equity is that it is set up to maximize...
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boehner did not say that to the republican base. he did not say, look we have to agree to some revenue increases on the wealthy. >> do we flow that he did not say that? >> we do know that. >> do they say, forget you? >> we do know that. the fight was over $400 billion in adigle tax revenues as recommended by the gang of six, the bipartisan gang of six, and boehner could not get his base, the tea party folks, even his own leadership people like eric cantor and kevin mccarthy, to swallow this idea, because politically he's not secure enough to lead. >> so i want to ask both of you this question, who stands more to lose from their base, john boehner or the president? i'll let you go first, susan. >> john boehner, clearly, has a somewhat tenuous situation with his base. you know who's got the most to lose in the debate? president obama. if they don't reach a deal and the economy goes south he's going to be held responsible for reelections next time. >> the stakes on this, boy, for both side but was for president obama could hardly be an
boehner did not say that to the republican base. he did not say, look we have to agree to some revenue increases on the wealthy. >> do we flow that he did not say that? >> we do know that. >> do they say, forget you? >> we do know that. the fight was over $400 billion in adigle tax revenues as recommended by the gang of six, the bipartisan gang of six, and boehner could not get his base, the tea party folks, even his own leadership people like eric cantor and kevin...
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i think it has proven difficult for speaker boehner to do that. >> appearing minutes later, boehner fired back. >> dealing with the white house is like dealing with a bowl of jell-o. >> reporter: at issue, an additional $400 billion in tax revenue the president asked for late thursday. on top of the $800 billion already being negotiated. >> the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement on some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded $400 billion more. it's the president pulling away from his agreement and demandsing more money. >> reporter: in the aftermath of last night's blow-up, both sides revealed details of what would have been a massive deal, including politically volatile changes to social security, medicare, and medicaid, and a dramatic overhaul of the tax code, making it simpler with fewer brackets and lower rates. now, both sides agree that default must be avoided, but with 11 days left before potential disaster, the path forward is unclear. >> we have run out of time, and they are going to have to explain to me how it is that we are going t
i think it has proven difficult for speaker boehner to do that. >> appearing minutes later, boehner fired back. >> dealing with the white house is like dealing with a bowl of jell-o. >> reporter: at issue, an additional $400 billion in tax revenue the president asked for late thursday. on top of the $800 billion already being negotiated. >> the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement on some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded...
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john boehner and the rest of the house leadership were easily re-elected. things were more complicated. harry reid was elected senate minority leader but political reports he had to convince some skeptical democrats he would be more open on policy and message. some members reportedly tried to delay this vote and at least six defected. when asked if he shouldered some of the blame for the senate flipping reid said does anybody in nebraska know me or kansas. i don't think it had much to do with me. i don't think most people know who i am. he created a position for elizabeth warren as a policy adviser and that's a nod to the progressive wing of the party. pell approximately was elected again but a long rebuttal when a reporter asked her if she considered stepping aside. >> what was the day that any of you said to mitch mcconnell when they lost the senate three times in a row, aren't you getting a little old, mitch. shouldn't you step aside? have you ever asked him that question? have you ever asked, have any of you ever asked him that question. so i don't unde
john boehner and the rest of the house leadership were easily re-elected. things were more complicated. harry reid was elected senate minority leader but political reports he had to convince some skeptical democrats he would be more open on policy and message. some members reportedly tried to delay this vote and at least six defected. when asked if he shouldered some of the blame for the senate flipping reid said does anybody in nebraska know me or kansas. i don't think it had much to do with...
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john boehner wouldn't talk to us last night. i would say with the fiscal cliff and people in the party talking about spending he thought it was too much to put together but this is always separate. the part of leadership is to be able to distinguish and say this is not something part of ordinary spending. we have always historically stood with other regions. in 2005 within 60 days the congress gave -- excuse me, within ten days we gave $60 billion for katrina and that went over $100 billion. it's now nine weeks and congress has not appropriated one penny to people of new york, new jersey and connecticut. my community, the southern end of it was destroyed, homes are under water. then you go to congressman turner at breezy point. this is devastation. these are people without homes, without food, without shelter, living in trailers and pickup trucks. this is not the united states of america. >> and on that, governors cuomo and christie released a statement saying continued inaction by the house is inexcusable. >> i'm going to put u
john boehner wouldn't talk to us last night. i would say with the fiscal cliff and people in the party talking about spending he thought it was too much to put together but this is always separate. the part of leadership is to be able to distinguish and say this is not something part of ordinary spending. we have always historically stood with other regions. in 2005 within 60 days the congress gave -- excuse me, within ten days we gave $60 billion for katrina and that went over $100 billion....
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i think boehner's -- i think the obama and the democrats know that boehner has a problem with the tea party caucus, being able to vote for anything remotely viewed as concessions on the part of the right. >> speaker boehner wants to get a new deal out by 4:00 p.m. herein, eight hours from now. why would we think anything could get done in a day? >> i think he can get a document together, perhaps a proposal together, whether they're going to get a deal is another thing entirely. there's a -- they're pretty far apart on a couple of different things. there might be a document, might be a proposal, a deal i think is a little bit of a stretch. >> talk about the difference and how they're far apart what are sticking points holding back a deal? there a general consensus in washington that they can be resolved? what is the drop dead time line? i had it suggested by carol maloney yesterday that it was wednesday in order to get everything done by august 2nd? >> well, i mean a lot of that -- those things are for debate. right now the sticking points are republicans don't -- on a basic level, rep
i think boehner's -- i think the obama and the democrats know that boehner has a problem with the tea party caucus, being able to vote for anything remotely viewed as concessions on the part of the right. >> speaker boehner wants to get a new deal out by 4:00 p.m. herein, eight hours from now. why would we think anything could get done in a day? >> i think he can get a document together, perhaps a proposal together, whether they're going to get a deal is another thing entirely....
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boehner from the speaker's chair as well? >> well, martin, i always like to save some breaking news for you when i come on. >> i'm grateful to you for that. >> i have huge breaking news tonight. there are serious rumors that at the conference tonight at 5:00 john boehner will announce that he's resigning as speaker of the house. there are multiple senior sources that i have talked to tonight that have said that this is going to happen. >> ron, i wouldn't wish to question your sanity, but i find that very hard to believe. >> i know. listen, i find it hard to believe. i was put at a one in four chance today we'd be able to kick him out today. there are a serious group of members thinking about it. >> do they have someone as an alternative in mind. >> eric cantor is probably the one. >> is this a coup? >> i don't have any evidence. >> you have to put evidence forward. you put forth a rumor. sub shans -- substantiate it. >> -- the first business of order tomorrow. and why it should be -- by the way, it should be a $9 billion bill
boehner from the speaker's chair as well? >> well, martin, i always like to save some breaking news for you when i come on. >> i'm grateful to you for that. >> i have huge breaking news tonight. there are serious rumors that at the conference tonight at 5:00 john boehner will announce that he's resigning as speaker of the house. there are multiple senior sources that i have talked to tonight that have said that this is going to happen. >> ron, i wouldn't wish to question...
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according to politico, boehner had strong words for the senate majority leader quote, go f yourself boehner. as he pointed his finger at reid. reid a bit startled replied what are you talking about and boehner then repeated it. go f yourself. they didn't cut the deal. in the end it was vice president biden and the senate majority leader. what does this say about the inability to work together? >> i also like the fact according to that story that boehner then went around bragging to everybody he said that to reid. i think they were both at the bottom of the food chain here of decision makers. they were fighting at the bottom of the chain while mitch mcconnell and joe biden were putting together the deal. i think both boehner and reid in a way were powerless in this decision for obvious reasons. and they -- the white house -- i was told by david plouffe a month ago that he much rather would prefer to work with mcconnell than boehner. mcconnell knows how to play chess, boehner doesn't. >> he got his wish. >> and when i talked to the republican senators they said the same thing about harry reid
according to politico, boehner had strong words for the senate majority leader quote, go f yourself boehner. as he pointed his finger at reid. reid a bit startled replied what are you talking about and boehner then repeated it. go f yourself. they didn't cut the deal. in the end it was vice president biden and the senate majority leader. what does this say about the inability to work together? >> i also like the fact according to that story that boehner then went around bragging to...
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the tea party is saying that john boehner declared -- speaker boehner declared war. let's take a listen. >> this agreement prevents a government shutdown in january and in october. >> you're all worked up about that. lots of us don't really care about that. >> don't care about it? i mean, you know, look. i think we can agree -- >> how callous is that? >> exactly. there's things we would have liked to see in the final deal but getting something done is certainly worthwhile. >> it is. and again, i'm no cheerleader for this particular agreement but i think we should all cheer the idea that we can move forward at least in the short term without lurching between crises. the idea we govern by crises is not cost effective and people claiming to be the people to shrink government and being more responsible when it comes to fiscal issues, it doesn't make sense at all that you don't care about a government shutdown. a government shutdown is very costly. >> right. >> in terms of jobs and straight direct hit to the economic growth. and so, the logic of this is always been insane
the tea party is saying that john boehner declared -- speaker boehner declared war. let's take a listen. >> this agreement prevents a government shutdown in january and in october. >> you're all worked up about that. lots of us don't really care about that. >> don't care about it? i mean, you know, look. i think we can agree -- >> how callous is that? >> exactly. there's things we would have liked to see in the final deal but getting something done is certainly...
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so boehner moved on it today. the koch brothers know that obama care is popular, they are losing in the arena of public opinion. so let's move to something else. according to the latest gallup poll, republican favorability is at an all-time low at 28%. lower than whale manure on the bottom of the ocean. democrats are sitting at 43%. and i think it's pretty clear that the democrats are in a real position of strength here. they just have to realize it. i think that the koch brothers are basically saying drop this obama care thing because the big picture is the big three. this is what we've always wanted to go after the advertisements, the earned benefit programs. republicans think that having a six-week delay that they can swing public opinion against the president, it ain't about the president. it's about people who are sitting home and not working. this leaves them plenty of time to go after the targets that they have always wanted, social security, medicare and medicaid. that's what they want. that's what this is
so boehner moved on it today. the koch brothers know that obama care is popular, they are losing in the arena of public opinion. so let's move to something else. according to the latest gallup poll, republican favorability is at an all-time low at 28%. lower than whale manure on the bottom of the ocean. democrats are sitting at 43%. and i think it's pretty clear that the democrats are in a real position of strength here. they just have to realize it. i think that the koch brothers are basically...
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but house speaker john boehner rejected that invitation. inste instead, he chose 18 select members to attend. including himself and majority leader eric cantor. jay carney says the president is "disappointed." a white house aide says the president is also expected to meet with senate democrats today. meanwhile, the president met with house democrats wednesday in what's being called a constructive and positive discussion. but house minority leader nancy pelosi said the shutdown is a sad scenario fort country. >> to the republican leadership in the house, we accept your number, we accept your path to the table. take yes for an answer. we haven't heard any offer of short-term one way or another. >> pelosi added the debt ceiling needs to be lifted but says she's skeptical of a short-term raise. >>> and the shutdown's impact on the american people, well, that keeps mounting. benefit checks for more than $5 million wounded veterans could stop as soon as november 1st. it's a warning from the veterans affairs secretary and another hit to the milita
but house speaker john boehner rejected that invitation. inste instead, he chose 18 select members to attend. including himself and majority leader eric cantor. jay carney says the president is "disappointed." a white house aide says the president is also expected to meet with senate democrats today. meanwhile, the president met with house democrats wednesday in what's being called a constructive and positive discussion. but house minority leader nancy pelosi said the shutdown is a...
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he does once speaker boehner's bill moves through the house. but no one right now, including the white house, seems to know how this is going to be resolved and that is why there is a lot of concern. of course, all eyes also on the markets right now. we saw the dow dip yesterday. of course, opened a little bit lower, and there is a lot of concern as we head into the weekend, thomas. >> it is a volatile day, and red arrows across. the only one with green has been the nasdaq and the dow jones fluctuating from 100 points down to now roughly 66. we will continue to watch. kristen welker, always great to see you. thank you. >> thank you, thomas. >>> and joining me now is editor of "time" magazine and he writes about the top red herrings of the debt ceiling debate to reflect political realities. thank you, michael, for joining us, because i believe there are a lot of red herrings going on in washington, d.c. when we get to thisthis. number one that goes back to president obama, and you explain? >> well, paul ryan put through a budget earlier in the s
he does once speaker boehner's bill moves through the house. but no one right now, including the white house, seems to know how this is going to be resolved and that is why there is a lot of concern. of course, all eyes also on the markets right now. we saw the dow dip yesterday. of course, opened a little bit lower, and there is a lot of concern as we head into the weekend, thomas. >> it is a volatile day, and red arrows across. the only one with green has been the nasdaq and the dow...
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and boehner was a realist. and the fact is anybody coming into the speakership, kevin mccarthy coming in now is not going to have any republicans, or many republicans who are going to be eager to go along with the notion that, well, we've got to govern, which is what mccarthy himself said after the republicans took the majority in the senate. so nothing seriously changes except the deck chairs right now. >> michael there, seems to be a thesis that show the base it can't be done, let them walk to the cliff, let them incite a shutdown and they'll learn. and in fact the people that seem to be take the lessons the hardest, the people that are really paying the price, are the establishment. time and time again we see them being the sort of sacrificial lambs in this process, and i guess i wonder what price do you think the base will extract now that boehner is departing. >> i don't know. but it's a good question because they'll think of something new, i'm sure. and to people on the radical end of the republican caucu
and boehner was a realist. and the fact is anybody coming into the speakership, kevin mccarthy coming in now is not going to have any republicans, or many republicans who are going to be eager to go along with the notion that, well, we've got to govern, which is what mccarthy himself said after the republicans took the majority in the senate. so nothing seriously changes except the deck chairs right now. >> michael there, seems to be a thesis that show the base it can't be done, let them...
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this comes amid reports that the president and house speaker john boehner are advancing toward a last-minute deal. news that has some democratic leaders in an uproar. at issue? a plan that would reportedly save $3 trillion over the next decade through steep cuts in spending, but offers no specific tax increases. concerns about entitlement cuts is prompting many lawmakers to say the house's so-called cut, cap and balance plan would fail in the democratic-controlled senate. the majority leader there, harry reid, has moved up a scheduled vote on that legislation. it will happen today instead of tomorrow. but not before reid blasted the bill on the senate floor. >> i think this piece of legislation is about as weak and senseless as anything that has ever come on this senate floor. and i'm not going to waste the senate's time day after day on this piece of legislation which i think is an an as ma to what our country is all about. i feel confident this legislation will be disposed of one way or another. the american people should understand that this is a bad piece of legislation, perhaps some of
this comes amid reports that the president and house speaker john boehner are advancing toward a last-minute deal. news that has some democratic leaders in an uproar. at issue? a plan that would reportedly save $3 trillion over the next decade through steep cuts in spending, but offers no specific tax increases. concerns about entitlement cuts is prompting many lawmakers to say the house's so-called cut, cap and balance plan would fail in the democratic-controlled senate. the majority leader...
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boehner is a realist. this is not wishful thinking on his part. it is lazy comforting and it is here, republicans, don't you worry, it is all part of the plan, we're on track, but there is no plan. the country is moving forward. it is moving forward regardless of the house republicans. on tuesday the department of health and human services issued new regulations that explained the health care law in practical terms like what will a deductible actually be able to go up to and can your insurer jack up the price when you hit your 30th birthday or 50th birthday and this one is for you, john boehner. what is the policy for smokers anyway? the answers there just so you know are in order, a deductible can in the cheapest plans be $2,000 or more in some cases. insurers can't hit you with a huge new bill when you hit a new decade. increases due to your age have to be gradual and smokers can be charged 1.5 times as many as non-smokers but not if they enter a program to help them quit smoking. as a nation's near universal shelt care system is being defined i
boehner is a realist. this is not wishful thinking on his part. it is lazy comforting and it is here, republicans, don't you worry, it is all part of the plan, we're on track, but there is no plan. the country is moving forward. it is moving forward regardless of the house republicans. on tuesday the department of health and human services issued new regulations that explained the health care law in practical terms like what will a deductible actually be able to go up to and can your insurer...
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boehner wears that green tie quite a bit. the democrat-controlled senate has not produced a detailed budget in 1,366 days. yesterday democratic leaders said the measure is actually a victory for the president. >> i'm not sure what happened at the house republican retreat last week, but it sure had a mellowing effect on their members. maybe there were deep breathing exercises, soft jazz music. something good happened. the bill represents a huge deescalation on the debt ceiling issue. it hands the president his second major win in a month. and it shows that republicans are in full on retreat on fiscal policy. >> meanwhile, speaker boehner offering his interpretation of president obama's inauguration speech and what he sees as the president's two agenda for the second term. >> we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the republican party. and let me just tell you, i do believe that is their goal. to just shove us into the dust bin of history. >> the pentagon tod
boehner wears that green tie quite a bit. the democrat-controlled senate has not produced a detailed budget in 1,366 days. yesterday democratic leaders said the measure is actually a victory for the president. >> i'm not sure what happened at the house republican retreat last week, but it sure had a mellowing effect on their members. maybe there were deep breathing exercises, soft jazz music. something good happened. the bill represents a huge deescalation on the debt ceiling issue. it...
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>> boehner intends to bring a contempt vote before the full congress next week. the contempt vote came in response to president obama's first use of executive privilege, to block the release of some 1,300 pages of documents about the case. the white house press secretary bristled during questions yesterday. >> is there not a reason to find out what the department of justtijus justice knew when they were giving false information to congress? >> that was discussed including the 7,600 document provide. the issue -- i would refer to you a leading member of congress what in the republican party who said this is politics. >> do you believe there is nothing being covered up by the justice department and the white house -- >> again, the attorney general -- the attorney general -- >> and the -- >> -- referred this matter to the inspector general. the inspector general has full access to all documents we are discussing right now. >> jake tapper got a lot of face time there. the investigation began in 2010 after border patrol agent brian terry was shot and killed by a gun i
>> boehner intends to bring a contempt vote before the full congress next week. the contempt vote came in response to president obama's first use of executive privilege, to block the release of some 1,300 pages of documents about the case. the white house press secretary bristled during questions yesterday. >> is there not a reason to find out what the department of justtijus justice knew when they were giving false information to congress? >> that was discussed including the...